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Bangladesh Extend Lead to 106 as West Indies Collapse in Second Innings

By Cricbuzz Staff

Bangladesh pushed their lead past 100 in the first Test against West Indies, with the match ending around 4:30 p.m. after bad light forced early stumps in Mirpur. West Indies were reduced to 79/6 in the second innings, with skipper Roston Chase taking three wickets and Jomel Warrican taking two, bringing his match tally to seven. By the end of Day 3, Jaker Ali, a concussion substitute for Mominul Haque, and No.8 Nayeem Hasan added an unbeaten 26-run partnership, a valuable late stand that could become crucial. Earlier, Nayeem had run through West Indies’ lower order to secure a slender 27-run lead for Bangladesh. The tourists began the day at 134/4, moved to 234/6, before a collapse ensued. Bangladesh did not immediately take the second new ball, as Nayeem claimed three of the last four wickets, also surpassing 50 Test wickets. Chase eventually ran out of partners after a 51-run stand with Justin Greaves (46). Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who resumed from his overnight score of 43, was dismissed for 56 by Shoriful Islam as the first wicket of the day. Joshua Bishop hit three fours in a rapid debut knock, but his dismissal kick‑started the collapse, as West Indies went from 234/6 to 245 all out. Chase was active with the ball on a surface showing increased turn as the day progressed. The breakthrough came two balls into the innings, when Tanzid Hasan edged to gully off Shamar Joseph. With no time to lose, Chase brought himself on after six overs. The 11th over proved crucial: he bowled a double‑wicket maiden, dismissing Shadman Islam and catching Towhid Hridoy after a mis‑cue. The West Indies captain dismissed his opposite number, with Shanto eventually wasting a review to re‑check the lbw. Litton Das was trapped in front by Warrican. Bangladesh, desperately needing resistance, saw Mehidy Hasan Miraz dig in for 31 balls for his nine, but was dismissed when a Warrican special knocked over his stumps. Jaker then combined with Nayeem to end the day without further damage, stretching the lead to 106. Brief scores: Bangladesh 272 & 79/6 (Jaker Ali 18*, Nayeem Hasan 18*; Roston Chase 3-25, Jomel Warrican 2-19) lead West Indies (Tagenarine Chanderpaul 56, Roston Chase 46*; Nayeem Hasan 4-33, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2-65) by 106 runs.